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License stickers new regulations Purchase of licence plate renewal stick era re veals lhal Acton motorists are down only silently cording to Edwin Watson of the Acton motor vehicle permit bureau Mr Watson pointed out that validation stickers started at number A late Tuesday check revealed the next number to be sold was number 1917085 showing sales had reached the 334 mark since first issuance on Dec Acton figures indicate that at the same time lost year 475 cor plates hod been sold The information Jibes with a recent announcement from the Ministry of Trans and Communion tlons who show a decrease in the usual number of sales of motorists applying for renewal docs not soon in crease it will be impossible to lineups at the end of February Will disintegrate Present year plates must be validated by ap plying the sticker to the lower right comer of the rear piote prior midnight Feb Motorists purchasing the stickers concern that they could be easily remo No way said the affable Watson who explained that they cannot be lifted even peeled slightly without disintegrating There just no way anyone will be able to remoio them he said and thought that maybe one reason people arc not making the rush to get them on their cars could hive something to do with the numbers People like to go for good numbers he said and told about many drivers trying to get in first for a preferred number choice on licence One important item that should be pointed out said Edwin Watson is that dnv should know that they will be required to fill out an insurance form and hand it in along with the ownership permit and fee Insurance According to the local most people think they need only to sign their names but they should be prepared to complete the insurance Information forms The validation sticker will then be issued along with complete instructions as to the method of applying to the plate As in 1973 fees are for a four cylinder vehicle for a six MO for an eight cylinder car and for trailers Mr Watson thought that information on the new regulations for uninsured motorists should be publicised The uninsured motorist fee is up to from he said beginning list Oct 1 Selling homes The way to North down Alteo Homes is pointed by a large new sign erected this week on Main St area is phase three of Kingham lis Estates and circles the back of the cemetery Although the roofs are just going on the four model homes in the area about houses aie sold already Construction will begin soon on about houses there Theresa sales office in a trailer Occupants are all settled in the condominiums in the first phase of the subdivision second is all sold although the con dominiums there are not completed APPLYING HIS OWN LICENCE PLATE renewal sticker to his 70 Hornet Edwin Watson of the Town permits Acton Motor Vehicle permit bureau says that sales art down from the same date last year He reminds drivers to be prepared to complete in information forms and after they have handed in the form along with the ownership and fee the validation sticker will then be issued along with complete instructions as to the method of application Police firefighters hydro at accident Jfalten Council Briefs Centennial restoration for old town hall piano Banner banner who got the banner Mayor Tom Hill raised the question of who got the Legion banner ad the Legion spiel at Hnlton Hills council Monday night He said they need it for the upcoming bonspiel and asked any members of Georgetown council if they knew where It was Try Works tendent Frank Morettc suggested Councillor Morrow Try the hydro they put them up said councillor Harry Levy The Legion owned them and they re probably in shreds by now added Councillor Em Hyde Nobody knew where the banner was The administration mfttee of Halton Hills were asked to consider hosting a dinner for the curlers in the Legion bonspiel next month With the added council chamber at Hills municipal building on the Seventh Line and the added staff council upped the caretakers salary from to a year Hills council held up the final payment to Graham Brothers Construction for work in preparing the new sanitary landfill site when Councillor Roy Booth said he not satisfied with it and asked for a report from the engineer deposit on business tax A business tax deposit of will be mandatory for any new business or a location if a recommendation made by the general administration committee of Hills is adopted Councillor Russell Miller stated this could work a hardship on the small business man and proposed the deposit be reduced to the figure rather than originally suggested The deposit would be refundable only if the owner went out of business Treasurer Lloyd Peterson explained the deposit would compensate for loss of taxes if the business moves owing business tax or goes To choose auditor Regional Councillors Morrow Paul Preston and Anne were to a committee to choose n auditor for the Region Several firms expressed interest in the business bankrupt The greatest deliquency is in business tax said the treasurer We have to write it off and somebody has to make it up The treasurer said the municipality spends lot of money trying to collect business taxes At council meeting Monday night Councillor Hyde opposed the deposit for business tax saying It was a stumbling block to small business It may be only but I am against it he stated Hill on board Region ad ministration committee has recommended Hilton Hills Mayor lorn Hill be the regional appointment to the Georgetown and District Hospital Hills Councillor Booth lias been named as the Hills representative on the board A historic old piano will be restored by Acton Citizens Band as a centennial project The instrument visibly showing signs of its year lifespan was moved Monday evening from the bisement of the to the music centre The task of restoring the piano to its original and capabilities has begun already The action has been removed for new hammer heads and new ones will be placed on the keys And ivories these days arc midc of plastic Cost of real ivory would be absolutely prohibitive The band is looking forward to having the lovely in Ex- may or in crash collision on the Seventh Line at the railroad tricks below the junction with High way Seven Saturday night sent Los councillor for Hills and John Swan Georgetown to hospital The car was northbound The Swan cor was travelling south Mr suffered a slight concussion and was dazed and shaken up Mr Swan escaped with a cut to his leg Both ore later released from Both cars were badly damaged in the collision on the hill over the racks and may be considered totil wrecks Mrs said he was knocked out and little about the He hit his head on the steering wheel cutting his mouth and lips Police from Georgetown assisted Milton O P P at the scene of the accident in the music centre There were many special events held in Acton year to rilse money for the town project a pnno for the impressive concert and ball room of the stalely town hall which hid been built in liiai The Press happily reported the raising of the total sum required and the of piano from of Guelph It gave yean of service in the town hall and then in ISf j the senior citizens moved it from the unused room upstairs there to the basement they were meeting When left the for suitable iiuiirters in SI parish hill they left the old piano in need of repairs behind The band had Iheir eye on it ind felt it should be restored decided on this one of their centennial projects and received per mission to move it to the centre where it will be treasured Basically it as fine an instrument as it was in its heyday says bandmaster George but great deal of work will have to be done on it The bond will supply the funds for the work and perhaps do some of the themselves There tlD residential building permits issued lurine 1973 by the town of Acton a total value of BOO There were St family units and town houses included one duplex ind tvo stores with four apartments above No inquiry There will be no provincial en miry overspending the budgets for dinners held an to honor retiring dens in County treasurer and nister of fnerovern mental Affairs John White lias said there arc not grounds warrant a I enquiry proceeding east bound in the centre line of No highway last Saturday night necessitated swerving to avoid collision by a young Acton driver with his passenger a former Acton girl The accident occurred at approximately m when Allan 18 of 118 Longficld was driving his Plymouth westbound in the vicinity of the Blue Springs To avoid collision with an approaching car he driver reportedly swerved losing control of his vehicle as it skidded into the opposite ditch hitting a hydro pole As well as the P the Hills No one fire department was summoned In case of fire On their arrival the lines were found clear of the car and the driver out of his Council dinner J modest affair Hills council inaugural dinner was a modest affair compared to the wardens dinner at the end of 1973 The inaugural dinner held I in St Alban Church hit t Glen Williams cost a total of The wardens dinner last year cost The budgeted amount was Councillor Morrow congratulated mayor Tom Hill saying it was an ex dinner and enjoyable The Acton Free Press Wed Jan 197J New numbers for fire areas Acton fire area now known as ire Area Number die and Area s Fire Area Number Two s is the opposite of the designations in previous Die decision to reverse the numbers was midc to come to some degree with tic wirl numbers Acton Wird One of Hilton Hills rman Booth ex pinned this cause less on ilton Hills 1 igreed ind with the on automobile The city dance was called and after release from the vehicle under which she was pinned of was spoiled together with the driver to hospital Allan was treated for m nor and his passenger given overnight hospitalization damage to the Plymouth was set at with other costs the dimiged hydro pole for a broken fence IFL Occasions III limcr- Iotliil Hunts I 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